Today’s Headlines
It's Clean Air Day. Did you take the pledge?
8:26 AM PDT on October 6, 2021
It’s Clean Air Day. Did you take the pledge?
- Report on widespread wildfire smoke prompts legislation (Capital Public Radio)
- Buellton builds a bicycle skills course (Santa Maria Times)
- Ebike sales are growing fast (Electrek)
- Which is better for you: Biking or walking? (Live Science)
- Creative asphalt art projects (SmartCitiesDive)
- Housing is a human right (US News)
- Every town can be a scooter town (Slate)
- San Francisco’s public transit is still struggling, but people are using bikes and scooters (SF Examiner)
- We need ethical standards for self-driving vehicles (Newsweek)
- No, Dan Walters, the 85th percentile rule is not “scientific”; do some basic research instead of just fear mongering about speed traps (CalMatters)
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